Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships Cultural Note: Asking for and giving information about whether the members of one’s family are Deaf or hearing is a common cultural and social practice. Deaf people believe information such as this can contribute to understanding something about an individual and the individual’s place among Deaf people.

To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships Family Information Alex: MY FAMILY GATHER-TOGETHER TOMORROW. NOT-YET GATHER-TOGETHER SINCE TWO YEAR. Chris: FAMILY DEAF? Alex: PARENTS DEAF. SISTER DEAF. TWO BROTHER, ONE DEAF, ONE HEARING. Chris: BROTHER HEARING, SIGN? Alex: OF-COURSE!

To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships Cultural Note: Establishing whether hearing members of a Deaf person’s family sign is part of finding out something about the Deaf person’s experience. The conversation above has an interesting twist: Gloria’s family is Deaf except for a hearing brother, so it is slightly ironic for Maria to ask if he can sign. Gloria’s response of “Of course!” indicates the importance of sign to the family.

Exercise 8A Working in pairs, ask you partner if her/his family members listed below are Deaf or hearing. Parents Mother Father Brother Sister Grandmother Grandfather Aunt Uncle Cousin

Exercise 8A Working in pairs, ask you partner if her/his family members listed below can sign. Parents Mother Father Brother Sister Grandmother Grandfather Aunt Uncle Cousin

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. Family Relationships Alex: YESTERDAY I MEET-HIM YOUR HUSBAND. TWO-OF-YOU MARRY, HOW-MANY YEARS? Pat: TWO-OF-US MARRY 6 YEAR. Alex: WOW! I NOT REALIZE SINCE. HAVE CHILDREN? Pat: TWO DAUGHTER, ONE SON. Alex: DEAF, HEARING? Pat: #ALL DEAF.

How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. Grammar Note: One way to indicate past, present, or future tense is to use a tense sign at either the beginning or end of a sentence as in YESTERDAY I MEET-HIM YOUR HUSBAND above or I MEET-HIM YOUR HUSBAND YESTERDAY. Once the tense has been established in this way, it is not necessary to repeat a tense sign in each sentence. Some common tense signs from the vocabulary list are:

How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. Present Past Future NOW YESTERDAY TOMORROW TODAY BEFORE WILL RECENT LATER LONG-AGO LATER AFTER-A-WHILE FAR-IN-FUTURE

How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. TODAY MY BIRTHDAY. Today is my birthday. I BEFORE MARRY. NOW DIVORCE. I was married before. Now I’m divorced. MARRY AGAIN WILL I. I’ll get married again.

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. TWO-OF-YOU MARRY, HOW-MANY YEARS? How many years have you two been married. TWO-OF-US MARRY 6 YEAR. We’ve been married for 6 years. Grammar Note: Some personal pronouns can incorporate number as in TWO-OF-YOU and TWO-OF-US above. Another form incorporating the number 2 is: TWO-OF-THEM Those two

About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. The numbers 3, 4, and 5 can also be incorporated into some personal pronouns, but they have circular movement. Numbers greater than 5 cannot be incorporated. Some examples are: THREE-OF-US We three FOUR-OF-THEM Those four FIVE-OF-YOU The five of you

Exercise 8B Working in pairs, tell or ask your partner the following, using a time sign for the past or future tense. Follow the prompt. Prompt: You – marry – yesterday YESTERDAY I MARRY I. or I MARRY YESTERDAY I.

Exercise 8B You – marry – will. He/She – marry – will? You – birthday – tomorrow. The three of them – come – later? He/She – birthday – recently? You – before – marry? The two of you – meet – long time ago. You – marry – in the distance future. You – go – after while. The two of you – take test – before?

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

How to use FINISH in several ways Friends and Acquaintances Chris: YESTERDAY I SEE YOU. WITH FRIEND? Lisa: TWO-OF-US GOOD-FRIEND GROW-UP-TOGETHER. Chris: BOYFRIEND? Lisa: (gestures, no) FRIEND FINISH. Chris: OH-I-SEE. LOOK-LIKE YOU-TWO GOING-TOGETHER. I WRONG I.

How to use FINISH in several ways TWO-OF-US GOOD FRIEND GROW-UP-TOGETHER. He’s a close friend. We grew up together. FRIEND FINISH. We’re just friends.

How to use FINISH in several ways Note: FINISH is used in several ways: To indicate the extent or limit of something such as in “We’re just friends” in the sentence FRIEND FINISH above, or as in the folowing sentence. (Note that the movement is a repeated one.) I TAKE-UP ASL FINISH. I’m just taking ASL, that’s all.

How to use FINISH in several ways Note: FINISH is used in several ways (cont.): 2. Before or after the verb to show an action is completed or has been done, as in the following: BOOK, I FINISH READ I. I’ve read the book. BOOK, I READ FINISH I.

How to use FINISH in several ways Note: FINISH is used in several ways (cont.) : 3. By itself to mean the following. (Note that there is a single sharp movement.) FINISH! Stop it!

Exercise 8C Working in pairs, tell your partner that you have completed the following actions. Follow the prompt. Prompt: Seen your friend. FRIEND I SEE FINISH I. or FRIEND I FINISH SEE I.

Exercise 8C Seen the movie Visited your grandmother Read your ASL book Sent the letter Gave him/her the book Turned on the television Gotten married Gotten divorced Washed clothes Passed the test

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways.

Unit 8 – Family and Friends Tonight, in this unit, you will learn… To ask for and give information about the family and family relationships. How to indicate past, present, and future tenses. About personal pronouns incorporating number, such as TWO-OF YOU, and THREE OF US. How to use FINISH in several ways. Any Questions???